History of the Sitcom
Just Friends
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Friends, Seinfeld, Living Single - so many of us know the characters in these shows better than most of our real friends. By the 90s, these "hanging out with friends" sitcoms become the vital force driving the genre - and in many ways, pop culture. But it's earlier shows like The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, What's Happening!!, The Facts of Life and Golden Girls that set the stage for peak friends sitcom, and it's iconic follow-ups like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, How I Met Your Mother and New Girl that bring that form into the new millennium. Featuring sitcoms such as Friends, Seinfeld, Living Simple, The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, What's Happening!!, The Facts of Life, Golden Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, How I Met Your Mother, and New Girl.